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Browse through the directory for an alphabetical listing of all members.

Title:
49 Alaska Writing Center
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Address:
Contact: PO Box 221086, Anchorage, AK 99522
Location: 645 W. 3rd Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska
Dates:
throughout year
Tuition:
$29 to $249
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Screenwriting Poetry
Description:
The 49 Alaska Writing Center supports Alaska writers at every stage of their professional development while building an audience for Alaska literature. More information...


Title:
Adirondack Center for Writing
Address:
PO Box 265 Paul Smiths College Paul Smiths NY 12970


Title:
AEC Conference on Southern Literature
Address:
3069 South Broad Street, Suite 2 Chattanooga TN 37408


Title:
Alabama Book Fesival
Address:
301 Columbus St. Montgomery AL 36104
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry


Title:
Alabama Writers Symposium
Address:
Alabama Southern Community College, P.O. Box 2000, Monroeville, AL 36460
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction Children's Literature


Title:
Algonkian Writer Conferences
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Locations: D.C., San Diego, San Francisco, New York City
Contact: 2020 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Ste 443, Washington D.C. 20006
Dates:
Multiple Conferences Throughout Year
Tuition:
$295 - $865
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction
Description:
The AWC goal is to place writers on a realistic path by teaching them how to place themselves in the upper .001 of those who have an actual chance of becoming published authors. Our methods are culled from accomplished authors and writers, and our market sense from years of experience working with successful agents and editors in the business. More information...


Title:
American Academy in Berlin
Address:
14 East 60th St. Ste 604 New York NY 10022
Location: Berlin
Genres:
Fiction Poetry Creative Nonfiction


Title:
Anam Cara Writer’s and Artist’s Retreat
Address:
Eyeries Beara, Co. Cork Ireland UK AIRMAIL
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction Poetry


Title:
Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies Residency Program
Address:
Anderson Center, 163 Tower View Drive, P.O. Box 406, Red Wing, Minnesota 55066
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction Poetry


Title:
Arizona State University - Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Virginia. G. Piper Center for Creative Writing, Arizona State University, PO Box 875002, Tempe, AZ 85287-5002
Dates:
February 23-26, 2012
Tuition:
$375 for four days, $125 additional fee for Master Class.
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction Poetry
Description:
Sponsored by the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University, Desert Nights, Rising Stars returns with new faces, old friends, and a renewed emphasis on developing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in a true community of writers. The conference brings writers of all levels together for four exhilarating days in sunny Arizona. Participants get the chance to hone their craft in the classroom with distinguished writers, sharing dialogue during classes, readings, and other events. More information...


Title:
Astra Writing in Greece 2012
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Address:
Contact: P.O. Box 460681, Denver, CO 80246
Location: Athens & Peloponnese, Greece
Dates:
15-27 May 2012 includes 2 travel days
Tuition:
$2950 plus airfare, meals, & emergency medical evacuation insurance, $500 deposit.
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction Poetry
Description:
Based in the Peloponnese, Astra Writing in Greece is a program for promising beginning and seasoned women writers who like to travel. The program is rooted in the understanding that the wellspring for good writing resides at the interface between experience and memory and in the awareness that travel, by generating experiences and evoking memories, replenishes the well. More information...


Title:
Atlantic Center for the Arts
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Address:
1414 Art Center Avenue, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
Dates:
5 residencies per year
Tuition:
$850
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Screenwriting Poetry
Description:
Since 1982, Atlantic Center's residency program has provided artists from all artistic disciplines with spaces to live, work, and collaborate during three-week residencies. More information...


Title:
Austin International Poetry Festival
Address:
P.O. Box 41224 Austin TX 78704
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
AWP Annual Conference
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Address:
AWP Conference Services, Mail Stop 1E3, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030
Dates:
Annually Mid-Winter or Early Spring
Tuition:
See website for registration fees
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry Screenwriting
Description:
The Annual Conference typically features 400 presentations: readings, lectures, panel discussions, and Forums plus hundreds of book signings, receptions, dances, and informal gatherings. The conference attracts more than 5,000 attendees and more than 500 publishers. More information...


Title:
Backspace Writers Conference & Seminars
Address:
PO Box 454 Washington MI 48094


Title:
Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center
Address:
681 Venice Boulevard Venice CA 90291


Title:
Blue Ridge Bookfest
Address:
P.O. Box 6861 Hendersonville NC 28793


Title:
Bob Mayer Writing Workshops
Address:
PO Box 392 Langley WA 98260


Title:
Brouzils Seminars, The
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Chateau du Ligny, 2 rue Georges Clémenceau, Les Brouzils, France 85260
Dates:
May, June, July, August, September
Tuition:
varies
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Screenwriting Poetry
Description:
Workshops and accredited seminars for poets, journalists, memoirists, fiction writers, screenwriters and creators of children's entertainment. Individual retreats, mentorships and fellowships also available. More information...


Title:
Brown Foundation Fellows Residency Program
Address:
The Brown Foundation Fellows Program Dora Maar House The Museum of Fine Arts Houston / P.O. Box 6826 Houston TX 77265


Title:
Buffalo Small Press Book Fair
Address:
61 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo NY 14201


Title:
Caldera
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Contact: 224 NW 13th Ave, Suite 304, Portland, OR 97209
Location: 31500 Blue Lake Drive, Sisters, OR 97759
Dates:
January-March
Tuition:
$35 application fee
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction Screenwriting Poetry Fiction Playwriting Children's Literature
Description:
Every winter we invite artists from all over the world to our Caldera Arts Center near Sisters, Oregon, for monthlong residences.Artists are provided private A-frame cabins and share access to wet and dry studios, a darkroom, a kiln, editing facilities, and rehearsal and performance space. More information...


Title:
Canadian Authors Association & CanWrite! Conference
Address:
320 South Shores Road PO Box 419 Campbellford, Ontario, K0L 1L0 CANADA


Title:
Casa Libre en la Solana
Address:
228 North Fourth Avenue #2, Tucson, AZ 85705


Title:
Charlottesville Writing Center
Address:
PO Box 5608 Charlottesville VA 22905


Title:
City University of New York Chapbook Festival
Address:
365 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10016


Title:
CityLit Project
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Address:
Festival- Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Contact- 120 S. Curley Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
Dates:
CityLit Festival is mid-April (annually) Year-round workshops
Tuition:
Varies
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction
Description:
CityLit Project is Baltimore's nonprofit literary arts center. Programs include an annual festival, youth programs, writers workshops, special events, and publishing. More information...


Title:
Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference
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Address:
Concord Poetry Center, 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA 01742
Dates:
Year-round, see website
Tuition:
See website
Genres:
Poetry
Description:
Poetry conference focused on guiding poets to book publication is held in Colrain, Massachusetts and other locations and includes pre-conference work, manuscript analysis workshops, and in-depth editor consultations. Poetry readings, editorial panel Q&A, small groups (6-7). More information...


Title:
Creative Writer's Workshop , The
Address:
Residential Writing Reteats in Ireland - Sligo / Aran Islands Galway/ Burren County Clare, Also LIVE Interactive Online Workshops via the Internet, Contact: Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction


Title:
Creative Writer's Workshop, The: Writer's Retreat / Fiction Writing in Markree Castle, County Sligo, Ireland
Address:
Markree Castle, County Sligo, Ireland
Genres:
Fiction Children's Literature Playwriting Screenwriting


Title:
Djerassi Resident Artists Program
Address:
2325 Bear Gulch Road Woodside CA 94062


Title:
Dobie Paisano Fellowship Project
Address:
Dobie House 702 E Dean Keeton St Austin TX 78705
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction Fiction


Title:
Doe Branch Ink Writers' Retreat
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Contact: 10 Learned Pl., Durham, NC 27705
Location: Marshall, NC 28753
Dates:
Spring and Fall 2011
Tuition:
$1000/week
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction
Description:
One-week workshops, each with a writer-in-residence, offering time and space to write, individual mentoring, and a supportive community in a beautiful setting in the Blue Ridge Mountains just 30 miles north of Asheville, NC. Workshops offered May/June and October/November including fiction, poetry, memoir, songwriting and non-fiction. Retreat site can be rented for private individual or small group work at other times. See website for workshop schedule. More information...


Title:
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
logoWC&C Member
Address:
2445 San Diego Road, Jacksonville, FL 32207
Dates:
March 1-3, 2012
Tuition:
$60 for community writers and $35 for students, educators, and writers 60 and older; $10 for Evening with Margaret Atwood only.
Genres:
Fiction Poetry Creative Nonfiction
Description:
Thirty-two hour-long breakout sessions on craft including an on-stage interview with Margaret Atwood will give new and experienced writers assistance and inspiration with advancing and polishing their craft. Rounding out the weekend offerings are a student-only poetry presentation, a reading of a new play by John Ray Sheline, a reading “sampler” by some of our presenters, and an Evening with Margaret Atwood. More information...


Title:
Downtown Writer's Center, The
logoWC&C Member
Address:
340 Montgomery St., Syracuse, NY 13202
Dates:
Year-round
Tuition:
$15-$125 for most workshops, $2300 for two-year DWC PRO program
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Playwriting Creative Nonfiction
Description:
The YMCA's Downtown Writer's Center is the Central New York region's only community center for the literary arts, featuring a wide variety of workshops, readings and other events throughout the year. More information...


Title:
Emerald Coast Writers, Inc. Conference
Address:
PO Box 6502 Destin FL 32550


Title:
Environmental Writing Institute
Address:
EVST Dept University of Montana Missoula MT 59812


Title:
Field's End Writers' Conference
Address:
Field's End: A Writers' Community, c/o Bainbridge Public Library, 1270 Madison Ave. N., Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction Playwriting Screenwriting Children's Literature


Title:
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown
logoWC&C Member
Address:
24 Pearl Street Provincetown MA 02657
Dates:
June 17-August 24, 2012
Tuition:
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction Playwriting
Description:
The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown offers summer workshops in creative writing and the visual arts, taught by award-winning faculty. More information...


Title:
Fran Quinn Workshops
Address:
4602 Washington Blvd. Indianapolis IN 46205
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
Free Expressions Seminars--Featuring Story Masters and Writing the Breakout Novel
logoWC&C Member
Address:
701 S. Howard Ave, #106-144, , Tampa, FL 33606
Dates:
March 26-April 1; September 17-23; November 3-6, 2012
Tuition:
N/A
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction Screenwriting
Description:
Free Expressions offers programs for writers in all genres of fiction and nonfiction, from the groundbreaking Story Masters, featuring three masters of fiction craft to the intensive Writing the Breakout Novel weeklong workshop. See website for more! More information...


Title:
Gaithersburg Book Festival
Address:
City of Gaithersburg, Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture, Division of Arts & Special Events, 506 S. Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry


Title:
Gemini Ink
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Address:
513 S. Presa, San Antonio, TX 78205
Dates:
Year-round programs and Summer Literary Festival
Tuition:
Varies
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction Playwriting Screenwriting
Description:
Gemini Ink nurtures writers and readers and builds community through literature and the related arts. More information...


Title:
Gotham Writers' Workshop
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Address:
President, 555 Eighth Avenue, #1404, New York, NY 10018-4352
Dates:
January, April, July, September, October
Tuition:
$125 - $545 + $25 registration fee
Genres:
Poetry Creative Nonfiction Fiction
Description:
Comprehensive classes are available at multiple locations in New York City and online and writingclasses.com. Classes include writing in nearly every genre. More information...


Title:
Great Mother Conference
Address:
1819 Bruce Drive St. Simons Island GA 31522


Title:
Grub Street
logoWC&C Member
Address:
160 Boylston Street, 4th Floor, Boston MA 02116
Dates:
Open All Year
Tuition:
N/A
Genres:
Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction Screenwriting Children's Literature
Description:
Grub Street is a non-profit creative writing center dedicated to nurturing writers and connecting readers with the wealth of writing talent in the Boston area. We support creative writers at all stages of their development so that they can achieve their goals of publication, social and professional networking, gainful employment in the field, and/or personal enrichment. More information...


Title:
Hedgebrook
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Address:
Hedgebrook, 2197 Millman Road, Langley, WA 98260
Dates:
February thru November:
Hedgebrook Master Class - Karen Joy Fowler June 19-26
Hedgebrook Master Class - Victoria Redel Nov 3-10
Hedgebrook Master Class - Claire Dederer Nov 13-20
Tuition:
residencies are free; $2200 for Master Classes
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Screenwriting Poetry
Description:
Hedgebrook is a 22-year-old writer's colony with a residency program exclusively supporting the work of emerging and established women writers. We also offer Master Classes: a week in residence with a celebrated teacher leading focused workshops and one-on-one feedback sessions, for women writers to hone their craft in retreat. More information...


Title:
Helene Wurlitzer Foundation
logoWC&C Member
Address:
P.O. Box 1891 Taos NM 87571
Dates:
Year-round
Tuition:
N/A
Genres:
No Genre Specified
Description:
The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico, established in 1954, is one of the oldest artist residence programs in the country. The Foundation keeps a low-profile and serves as a haven for painters, poets, sculptors, writers, playwrights, composers, photographers and filmmakers. We are located on eighteen acres in the heart of Taos, New Mexico, a four-hundred-year-old multicultural community renowned for its popularity with artists. More information...


Title:
Highlights Foundation Founders Workshops
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Address:
Highlights Foundation 814 Court St Honesdale PA 18431
Dates:
February through November
Tuition:
Varies from $695 to $2665
Genres:
Children's Literature Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction Screenwriting
Description:
Whether you write or illustrate for children or young adults, our genre-specific,single-topic sessions of three or four days, or week-long intensive novel programs, sessions are led by successful and supportive authors, illustrators, editors, and children's publishing professionals who are determined to help writers and illustrators hone their skills and meet their goals. More information...


Title:
How To Be Published
Address:
PO Box 100031 Birmingham AL 35210


Title:
Hudson Valley Writers’ Center, The
logoWC&C Member
Address:
300 Riverside Drive Sleepy Hollow NY 10592
Dates:
Year-round
Tuition:
Genres:
Poetry Creative Nonfiction Fiction Children's Literature
Description:
The Hudson Valley Writers' Center reaches approximately 6,000 people each year through its closely interrelated programs in four primary areas: readings and events, classes and workshops, Slapering Hol Press, developing new audiences. More information...


Title:
International Women’s Writing Guild, The
Address:
PO Box 810 Gracie Station New York NY 10028


Title:
Island Institute Writers' Residencies
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Address:
Island Institute, P.O. Box 2420, Sitka, AK 99835
Dates:
September, November, January, and April each academic year
Tuition:
N/A
Genres:
Fiction Playwriting Screenwriting Poetry Creative Nonfiction
Description:
The Island Institute's Writers' Residencies provide opportunities for four writers to each spend a month in Sitka, Alaska, pursuing their own work and getting to know this unique island community in the forested coastal mountains of Southeast Alaska. More information...


Title:
James Merrill House
Address:
PO Box 18 Stonington CT 06378-0018


Title:
Jentel
Address:
130 Lower Piney Creek Road Banner WY 82832


Title:
Kensington International Day of the Book Festival
Address:
Kensington Book Festival, 3786 Howard Ave, Kensington, MD 20895
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry


Title:
Kentucky Book Fair
Address:
PO Box 715 Frankfort KY 40602


Title:
Kerouac Writer in Residence Project
Address:
P.O. Box 547477 Orlando FL 32854


Title:
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, NE
logoWC&C Member
Address:
801 3rd Corso, Nebraska City, NE 68410
Dates:
Year round
Tuition:
$35 application fee
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry Screenwriting
Description:
The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska City, NE offers 2 to 8 week residencies year-round for writers, visual artists and music composers. Housing, studio space, $100/week stipend are provided. Approximately 55 residencies are awarded each year. More information...


Title:
Lanesboro Art Center
Address:
Cornucopia Art Center Lanesboro Residency Program P.O. Box 152 Lanesboro MN 55949


Title:
Las Vegas Writers Conference
Address:
614 Mosswood Drive Henderson NV 89105
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction Screenwriting Poetry


Title:
Lighthouse Writers Workshop
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Lighthouse Writers Workshop, 2123 Downing St., Denver, CO 80205
Dates:
Year-round
Tuition:
Varies
Genres:
Poetry Screenwriting Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting
Description:
Lighthouse Writers Workshop is an independent literary center in the heart of downtown Denver. Housed in the historic Thomas Hornsby Ferril house that saw literary lions like Dorothy Parker, Robert Frost, Carl Sandburg, and others come together in the great tradition of writerly togetherness. We believe that writers need other writers, and that while the art of creative writing may be solitary, community serves a necessary function. We run year-round workshops (from intro-level to master classes), a summer Lit Fest, an annual retreat in Grand Lake, and much more. Our students have published with HarperCollins, Random House, Little, Brown, and elsewhere, and have won Colorado Book Awards and have been finalists for such awards as the PEN/Hemingway. Our faculty have won NEA and Stegner Fellowships, Provincetown Fellowships, Colorado Book Awards, and lots of other great stuff. But mostly, we just hire awesome writers who love to teach. We tend to attract awesome writers who love to be part of something. In the end, that's what makes it all work. More information...


Title:
Loft Literary Center, The
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S, Ste 200, Minneapolis, MN, 55415
Dates:
year-round
Tuition:
sliding fee based on household income
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry Screenwriting
Description:
The Loft supports the artistic development of writers, fosters a writing community and builds an audience for literature. The Loft serves 600,000 individuals each year with classes and festivals writers at all levels of development; in-person and broadcast readings and spoken word performances featuring national and local writers; programming by and for teens; age specific activities for children and families; and fellowships, mentorships, and career initiative awards for Minnesota writers. More information...


Title:
MacDowell Colony
Address:
163 East 81st Street New York NY 10028


Title:
Madeline Island School of the Arts
logoWC&C Member
Address:
978 Middle Road, PO Box 536, LaPointe, WI 54850
Dates:
May-October
Tuition:
$425-$600 for 5-day workshop
Genres:
Poetry Screenwriting Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting
Description:
Between May and November, the school offers week long workshops taught by nationally recognized instructors in writing, painting, photography, quilting and other genres. MISA is situated on a peaceful prairie meadow farm with its own modern lodging facilities. More information...


Title:
Maine Festival of the Book
Address:
Maine Reads 640 Brighton Ave. Suite 8B Portland ME 04102


Title:
Margery Davis Boyden Wilderness Writing Residency, The
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Chair, PEN Northwest, 23030 W. Sheffler Road, Elmira, OR 97437
Dates:
April through October, 2013 or 2014
Tuition:
Resident performs one hour a day of routine caretaking and receives a stipend of $5,000
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry Screenwriting
Description:
A seven-month residency, for any kind of writer at any stage of career, in a remote but comfortable cabin in the Rogue River backcountry of southwestern Oregon. Caretaking duties required. $5,000 stipend. See website for complete information. More information...


Title:
Maryland Writers’ Association Conference
Address:
11420 Manor Road Glen Arm MD 21057


Title:
Mesa Refuge
Address:
The Mesa Refuge P. O. Box 3286 Berkeley CA 94703


Title:
Midwest Fiction Writers Workshops
Address:
Midwest Fiction Writers PO Box 24107 Minneapolis MN 55424
Genres:
Fiction


Title:
Millay Colony for the Arts, The
Address:
The Mllay Colony for the Arts, 454 East Hill Road, Austerlitz, NY 12017
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry Playwriting Screenwriting


Title:
Montana Artists Refuge
Address:
P.O. Box 8 Basin MT 59631


Title:
Murphy Writing Seminars’ Writing Getaways: Ocean View Poetry Getaway
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Sea Isle City, NJ
Dates:
April 29 - May 1, 2011
Tuition:
$225. Meal & room packages starting at $100. $25 Tardy Bard Penalty after April 1
Genres:
Poetry
Description:
Read. Write. Revise. Relax. Join us at the Jersey Shore for a relaxing writing retreat which will energize and inspire you. The weekend will include writing time, supportive feedback sessions, good meals and good company. More information...


Title:
Muse Writers Center, The
logoWC&C Member
Address:
816-A Orapax Street, Norfolk, VA 23507
Dates:
We have class sessions in the winter/spring (Feb.-April), summer (June-Sept.), and fall (Oct.-Dec.)
Tuition:
varies, $125-$215, $40 -$45 (one meeting). Returning student discounts apply.
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Screenwriting Poetry
Description:
The Muse Writers Center--a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation--is dedicated to broadening community awareness and support of the literary arts. We offer writing classes and seminars for beginning, experienced, and professional writers, house a resource center for area writers, and host reading series and other special events. More information...


Title:
National Association of Memoir Writers Workshops
Address:
1700 Solano Ave, Berkeley, CA 94707
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction


Title:
National Black Writers Conference Bi-Annual Symposium
logoWC&C Member
Address:
Center for Black Literature, Medgar Evers College, 1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Dates:
N/A
Tuition:
$10/$5
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction Playwriting Poetry Children's Literature
Description:
The Center for Black Literature (CBL) at Medgar Evers College is pleased to announce that Nobel Prize winning author, Toni Morrison will be Honorary Chair for the Tenth National Black Writers Conference (NBWC) at Medgar Evers College, March 26 - 28, 2010. The conference, to be held on the Medgar Evers College campus in Brooklyn, NY, will feature discussions, youth workshops, talkshops, author readings and signings More information...


Title:
National Writers Association
Address:
10940 S. Parker Road, #508 Parker CO 80134


Title:
Nightwriters
Address:
504 Duncan St. Ashland VA 23005


Title:
Ontario Writers’ Conference
Address:
85 Chambers Drive Unit #5 Ajax ON L1Z 1E2 Canada
Genres:
Children's Literature Fiction Poetry


Title:
Oregon State Poetry Association
Address:
PO Box 14582 Portland OR 97293
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
Oxford Conference for the Book
Address:
Center for the Study of Southern Culture P. O. Box 1848 University of Mississippi Oxford MS 38677


Title:
Paris Cafe Writing
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Address:
Contact: 2020 N Lincoln Park West, Unit 27K, Chicago, IL 60614
Location: Paris, France
Dates:
June 10-16, 2012 and Nov. 18-24, 2012
Tuition:
$1,200
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction
Description:
One-week seminar in Paris, France. We write in the mornings in a small cafe, share some meals, and enjoy some jazz, but there is also creative time alone. More information...


Title:
Pennwriters Conference
Address:
450 Avonia Road Fairview PA 16415


Title:
Poetry at Round Top Festival, The
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Address:
Round Top Festival Institute, P.O. Box 89, Round Top, Texas, 78954
Dates:
May 4-6, 2012
Tuition:
$125/student $80
Genres:
Poetry
Description:
The 3-day festival is a mix of featured readings, panels, workshops, performance, participant readings, social events, and a festival anthology publication. More information...


Title:
Poetry Center, The
Address:
One College Blvd, Paterson, NJ 07505
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
Prairie Center of the Arts
Address:
1506 SW Washington Street Peoria IL 61602


Title:
Proprioceptive Writing in Ireland
Address:
90 West Main Street Yarmouth ME 04096


Title:
Ragdale Foundation, The
Address:
1260 N. Green Bay Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045
Genres:
Poetry Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting


Title:
Ripe Fruit School of Creative Writing
Address:
PO Box 460475 San Francisco CA 94146


Title:
Saint Louis Poetry Center
Address:
567 North & South, #8 St. Louis MO 63130
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
Saints and Sinners Literary Festival
Address:
938 Lafayette Street Suite 514 New Orleans LA 70113


Title:
Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, The
Address:
Contact: PO Box 7800, Portland, Maine 04112-7800
Location: 561 Congress Street, Portland, Maine 04101
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction


Title:
Saltonstall Foundation Arts Colony
Address:
435 Ellis Hollow Creek Road Ithaca NY 14850


Title:
Sandhills Writers’ Conference
Address:
Augusta State University Department of Communication & Professional Writing 2500 Walton Way Augusta GA 30904-2000


Title:
Seacoast Writers Association Writers Conferece
Address:
9 Brookside Drive Stratham NH 03885


Title:
Sirenland Writers Conference
Address:
P.O. Box 248 Bethlehem CT 06751


Title:
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology
Address:
PO Box 65 Otis OR 97368
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat (Bahamas) | Yoga as Muse ~ Creative Writing
Address:
P.O. Box N7550, Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas


Title:
Skagit River Poetry Festival
Address:
Skagit River Poetry Festival La Conner WA 98257
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
Sozopol Fiction Seminars/ Elizabeth Kostova Foundation
logoWC&C Member
Address:
15 Lyuben Karavelov Str., 1142 Sofia, Bulgaria
Dates:
May 24-27, 2012
Tuition:
No tuition fee. The participants must pay only 50% of their international travel expenses.
Genres:
Fiction
Description:
2012 SOZOPOL FICTION SEMINARS May 24-27, 2012 The Elizabeth Kostova Foundation offers its fifth annual summer fiction writing seminar in the ancient town of Sozopol (Apollonia), Bulgaria. The seminar program consists of intensive daily fiction workshops, roundtable discussions, guest lectures and literary readings by faculty and participants. Fiction writers from Bulgaria and fiction writers from English-speaking countries, including but not limited to the U.S. and the U.K., are invited to apply. A total number of ten applicants will be selected for participation and funding. More information...


Title:
Split Rock Arts Program
Address:
University of Minnesota, 360 Coffey Hall, 1420 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108-6084
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry


Title:
Split This Rock Poetry Festival
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Address:
The Institute for Policy Studies 1112 16th Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington DC 20036
Dates:
March 22-25, 2012
Tuition:
Early-bird rate: $75 (after February 22: $100) Student rate: $40 Day rate: $40 ($20 for students) except Sunday ($25/$10)
Genres:
Poetry
Description:
Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness invites poets, writers, activists, and dreamers to Washington, DC for four days of poetry, community building, and creative transformation. The festival features readings, workshops, panel discussions, youth programming, parties, activism—opportunities to speak out for justice, build connection and community, and celebrate the many ways poetry can act as an agent for social change. The 2012 schedule will feature Alice Walker, Sonia Sanchez, and other featured poets, as well as slam champions, poets from around the country, editors, publishers, and emerging poets. More information...


Title:
Spring Creek Project Writers’ Residency Programs, The
Address:
Spring Creek Project Oregon State University 101 Hovland Hall Corvallis OR 97331
Genres:
Fiction Creative Nonfiction Poetry


Title:
Spring Poetry Festival at City College of New York
Address:
City College, Department of English 138th St. & Convent Ave. New York NY 10031
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
Stadler Center for Poetry: Bucknell Seminar for Younger Poets
Address:
The Stadler Center for Poetry Bucknell Hall Bucknell University Lewisburg PA 17837
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
StoryStudio Chicago
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Address:
4043 N. Ravenswood, #222, Chicago, IL 60613
Dates:
Year-Round Programming with Classes and Events
Tuition:
class fees range from $35 to $400
Genres:
Fiction Poetry Creative Nonfiction Children's Literature
Description:
StoryStudio Chicago offers more than 100 unique classes throughout the year, open to writers of all ages and all experience levels. Students interact with talented and committed faculty, visiting authors, and each other in a growing network of writers. More information...


Title:
Thurber House
Address:
77 Jefferson Ave. Columbus OH 43215


Title:
Trinity Writers Workshop
Address:
PO Box 210961 Bedford TX 76095


Title:
Ucross Foundation Residency Program
Address:
30 Big Red Lane Clearmont WY 82835


Title:
Unicorn Writers' Conference
Address:
1931 Portland-Cobalt Road, Portland, CT 06480
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction Children's Literature Fiction Screenwriting Poetry


Title:
University of North Dakota Writers Conference
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Address:
University of North Dakota, Dept. of English, 110 Merrifield, Campus Stop 7209, Grand Forks, ND 58202
Dates:
March 27-31, 2012
Tuition:
Completely free and open to the public
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry
Description:
The 41st Annual UND Writers Conference features Art Spiegelman, Saul Williams, Frank X. Walker, Cecelia Condit, Deena Larsen, Nick Montfort, Stuart Moulthrop, Mark Amerika, and a musical performance by Zeitgeist. More information...


Title:
Vermont Studio Center
Address:
PO Box 613 Johnson VT 05656


Title:
Wellspring House
Address:
284 Main Street P.O. Box 2006 Ashfield MA 01330


Title:
West Virginia Writers, Inc.
Address:
906 18th Street Vienna WV 26105


Title:
William Paterson University Spring Writer's Conference
Address:
300 Pompton Road, Atrium 232, Wayne, NJ 07470
Genres:
Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry


Title:
Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets Conferences
Address:
H16550 State Hwy. 52 Aniwa WI 54408-9618
Genres:
Poetry


Title:
Write Stuff, The
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Address:
Four Points Sheraton, 3400 Airport Road, Allentown, PA 18109
Dates:
March 16-17, 2012
Tuition:
Early bird prices are $100 for members and students, and $120 nonmembers; late registration is $135 ($100 students). Maass workshop package: $150. Rector-Maass workshop: $30.
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction
Description:
The Write Stuff is the annual conference of the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group. It offers valuable opportunities to network with and learn from published authors, agents, editors, and other writers. More information...


Title:
Writer's Center, The
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Address:
4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD 20815
Dates:
Year 'round
Tuition:
Varies
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Playwriting Poetry Screenwriting
Description:
The Writer’s Center cultivates the creation, publication, presentation, and dissemination of literary work. More information...


Title:
Writer's Studio (Graham School- University of Chicago)
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Address:
Contact: Graham School of General Studies, 1427 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Location: The University of Chicago Gleacher Center, 450 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL 60611
Dates:
year-round
Tuition:
varies by course
Genres:
Children's Literature Creative Nonfiction Fiction Poetry Screenwriting
Description:
Courses in writing fiction, creative nonfiction, screenplays, poetry and journalism designed for working adults serious about honing their craft. Offered evenings and Saturdays at a convenient downtown Chicago location. More information...


Title:
Writing in Place and HUB-BUB "LIve Free and Create" Residency
Address:
The Hub City Writers Project 149 S Daniel Morgan Ave Suite 2 Spartanburg SC 29306


Title:
Writing It Real
Address:
394 Colman Drive Port Townsend WA 98368


Title:
Writing Salon, The
Address:
673 Moultrie Street San Francisco CA 94110


Title:
Writing, Creativity and Ritual: A Retreat for Women
Address:
995 Chapman Rd. Yorktown NY 10598
Genres:
Fiction


Title:
Written Remains Annual Writers Conference
Address:
Not the Same Old Grind II PO Box 127 Yorklyn DE 19736




 

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